The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-24

THURSDAY MoRNIN
TEACHERS TAUGHT
TIE INTERESTING Easuclsts
or the Opening Day Of tho Peabody Ipsti.
tute for Wheeling Extraordinarily
Large Attondhnce-Points from tho
Instruction-A Good Lecture.
The annual Peabody Teachers Institute
for the benefit Of the Wheeling teachers
opened yesterday in the lecture room OF
the Fires Presbyterian church. The al
tendance Of tOsclers and others wa un-
usually large, taxing the church to la
utmost capacity. Among tho teachers
were almost all Of those in the city schools,
with representatives. Of the Female Col.
lege, Linsly Institute and the Ohio schools,
while the ministers Of tho city, many
young people and other people uwclled
tho crowd to such proportions as are col
dom eeen In suCh gatherings here. The
exercises throughout hold the closet 1t.
,ention, and tho promlBe Is that the lee.
ture this evoDing-which has delighted
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Rramme Tomorrow will be fully 90 inter.
eating, To.morrow'a programme will DO
printed in tho morning papers.
The lnstitnte Was called 10 order prompt.
" at 80 o'clock by Superintendent W. Ia.
Anderson. A number Of the pupila Of the
Webster Grammar School ssng q beauti.
inl selection. Prayer was offered by Rev.
D. A.'Cunninahsm, DID,, after which au.
other song waa uunG by by the came pupils.
superintendent AnderBon then made
some very pertinent rcmarks on tho ad.
vantGges OF instituted and the Importance
oil the vocation OF the teacher. Dr.. Gun.
ningham welcomed tho teachers in few
very happy remarks rendering TO the In.
etitute the free uae Of all the rooms OF the
church aud wiahlng them o happy and
pleasant time.
Dr.. M. A.. Newell, OF the Stats Normal
School OF Maryland, wac then introduced,
and opened his talk In a very pleasant
manner. First he gaid ho felt like tcold.
Ing beCGugo 80 few OF tho ieachorS had
note books, for he hsd many things 10
give them that he wished them 10 take
note OF, and he began by giving a pelectlon
from Whittier, telling how he wouldteach
1t 10 children. 10 continued his talk
somewhat as follows:
. EuWEcr-gEdLIsu GRAMMAR.
There are three kinds Of knowledge.
First-Practical knowledge-that which
will be Of practical use to us. Second
Educational kno wledgs-such 90 Latin
!, grammar, etc. Third-Diecipl!nsry know wi,
%edge-such 90 geometry, history, geogra.
ply, etc.
English grammar oil itself will not teach
US how to speak and write tho English
Language correctly-hence 1t 10 not rcslly
practical in itsolf. 1t 10 educational and
disciplinary in ito character, and hence il
should to Taught 10 our schools.
Definitions In grammar do not make the
language, but the language NAKED the def.
~nitions. Definitions in grammar do mol
cover the whole Rround-good definitions
should do this. In teaching English gram
mar avoid I'LL grammatical puzzles; they
are not fit for children.
Miss Meholin followed Dr.. Novel;.
suWEcT-gLoCUTloN.
She first gave an exhibition Of physical
exercise by members Of her ~elocution
claar, Misc Downs ut the piano. Tho on.
tire audience was sakcd to join in the
exerclse, and many did 10. II waa much
enjoyed by nil. She continued her talk
Oh the %arliculations Of the body. First
The neck. Second-The waist. Third
THE hips. Fourth-The knees. Fifth
Tho ankles. Sixth-Tho toes.
She dwels some few minutes on the Ar.
ticulationsot ankles, or posing. N%oonecsn
appear gracefully before an audience IN.
lesshe understands how 10 poiae. Sheillua.
-ttrated this by placing t. member Of he,
clseoI In a position to DO leen by ell, and
having her 10 go through all tho different
, positions taken in poieing. She talked on
the advantages OF sill these various move
meuts. They should bs taken slowly do
not be too enthusiastic at first. Tieso
articula!ione give exercise 10 The entire
body.
She closed with a short voice exercise.
HISTORY.
Mrs. DR.. Newell was next introduced
and gave a talk on History. History is
both educational and disciplinary. It's
culture value is much the greater OF the
two. History rhould not be made q mere
narration oil the facts. Eyenta ehould be
taught with reference to their influence
upon efch o!hGr. Tho cause, the conse.
quenco. the event, are tho threo principal
points to teach. She took for tho eubject
Of her talk, "JetIerson's Administrations"
Even.s-l. Tho Louisiana purchase.
.. War With Ttipoll. 8. Admission Of
Ohio. !. Lawis and Clark expedition,
5. Duel between B1rr and Hamilton.
6. Burr's expedition. I. The ~trea.ios oil
Berlin and Milan.
She spoke briefly but in 8 vafy interest.
ing manner CT tho causes which led 10 theso
eyeEta and ell the consequences which
followed thGu. Especially were her re-.
marks very interesting CO abe spoke OF the
two rivGls, Burr and Hamilton.
lew minntea were consumed 10 Ques.
tiona aud aIswelB Oh the iorenoon's work,
AFTERNOON sEssIoS.
Tho afternoon exercises opened With a
aong by pupils from the W@hlnston
Grammar School. DR.. Newell, in com.
mencing his talk, read several beautiful
aclections Of poetry, having oil present,
who we're prepared to do 30, to copy as be
read them. He then proceeded with his
subject, geography.
In teaching geography moro is necerssry
than tho assignment and recitation OF les.
sons. How much moro Is necessary it ia
hard to tell. There must DO originality,
but it Is hard to say just how much lati..
tudo must be given to originality.
The delnitiona given In geography are
generally beyond the Comprehension Of
the child. These defini,ionu should not
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